Sentence examples for bid cards from inspiring English sources

Here, your produce is your currency, and swappers are cruising the room, noting their interest by filling in bid cards at the 15 different stands before the big exchange starts.

There are perhaps two-dozen tables in this sectioned-off bit of ballroom, and for the course of the tournament, the room is full of the airy shuffling of bid cards, punctuated by the puff of an asthma inhaler, a call for the card caddy or one partner quietly chastising another in between games.

Some auctioneers give out auction paddles or bid cards for bidders to use.

Meanwhile, my bid card for the caramels remains blank.

When all are ready, each in turn, starting with eldest, turns up the bid card.

Each player bids high by selecting a black bid card from in hand, or low by selecting a red and laying it facedown on the table.

Each player shows his bid card -- one spade, say, or two no-trump or pass -- then places it face up on the table.

Come early to see what there is in the way of all art on the grounds, get your bid card and stay for the auction.

Prospective buyers park in a dirt lot, then go inside to register for bidding cards.

At the same time, dealers were raising their bidding cards at an auction of rare and antiquarian books at the Hotel Northampton, 15 minutes away.

This challenging game demands an excellent memory (for bids, cards played, rules and so on) and an ability to think strategically and read subtle psychological cues.